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Charter Home Security shuts down its service
Another cloud service is shutting down next month. On February 5th, Charter (aka Spectrum) will be shutting down it’s Home Security service. This smart home ... Read More
Alexa enabled Gas station Pumps?
At CES 2020 this week, Amazon announced a partnership with Exxon Mobile to add the Alexa Voice service to more than 11,000 of its gas ... Read More
Smart Home Yule Log 2019
Merry Christmas everyone! Wishing my friends, family, subscribers, readers, supporters and all of the folks that make up the smart home community a wonderful holiday! ... Read More
HassKit – Home Assistant Mobile UI for IOS and Google Android
Recently, Dust Hoof released his version of a Home Assistant mobile app. Called HassKit, it is available for both the Apple IOS and Google Android platforms. ... Read More
Project Connected Home over IP
The Connected Smart Home is here to stay. Today, 3 of the biggest companies on earth decided to form a partnership called Project Connected Home ... Read More
Using IFTTT with Alexa Routines (Plus Home Assistant!)
This week, Amazon Alexa Routines received two really nice upgrades. The first was the ability to name your Routines something. A small enhancement but super ... Read More
How to Name your Alexa Routines
I noticed recently in my Alexa app, that Amazon has enabled the ability to name your routines! This functionality was somehow lost in the first ... Read More
What happens if the Wink Platform goes out of business?
The Verge recently reported that the company that owns the Wink Smart Home platform is running out of money. The company i.am+ owned by Will.i.am ... Read More
The Wyze Smart Lock
Today, Wyze released the Wyze Smart Lock for early access. It’s a limited run and available on both their site and the Wyze app for ... Read More
New Wyze firmware due in January – Highlights
In an email sent to all current Wyze owners, the company explained that a partnership with XNOR.AI was coming to an end. The Artificial Intelligence ... Read More